Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN iionoreble I. C. fhmllton
County Auultx3Y
SC tor County
Odeese, Tine*
the oginlon OS
wnloh rmedr l 8 sot,
is thb oampen8atloQ ior e&all be aapowen4 aad per- h&me a&l have ohlrr@d to Bi8 soaabls expen8aa ntNmr#ary end leg*l ooeauat of b3.r expennrs to ba pamd on, pre- nd @llOlffS& ilt kind 6li4 albQUlit#, ee pooribls codmIicnWr acurt onam seoh month for t&o SQSU~~~
laOQ%h, eta*.
9fould aomaiaeleaer~ Gopit be auttm- * sUl* ot the Icod to eith.er allow or p Tat ABseaeor aad Co leotor ior twenty
county tiva dollars or any afaount per month, far aar
~rponae or travoliag oxpo~8e. other tbn actual *2 ;’
.r
I!ouor%blo t. d. l?mnton, Pege e a&d nocossary 0xpeR80t3 ot his orfh,
. t&G OOURty iS OpOWtiDg on a Salty boaJeaN
Tha First two paregrapha of section b or Article 3899, ~ornot.‘s konotcted Civil Cjtotutss, es aaeaded by the 47th L~gislzituro,~ Aots, 1941, page 1390, ohcpter ,629, Rro- v28o;z: f
“(b). F..oh oifioar named Ia this Act, whore ha ri3osivba a salery a6 cozip8rmet4on
for h%s eomlcas, shell bo entitled and por-
??Attod to ~UrGha5o.Or cbr~o to his oounty.
ell reasonable sxpon5so neoeseary in the pro-
wslr OKid %e@l GCSKhXCt Of hb OffiW3, ~~ClBiu3S
ou .oftlolale@ beads, pmdw15 on fire, bur-
&lary, theft, robbery laeurance ~rotoctlug
publio funds, an3 Iooludln6 the eosb ot euroty
brmls for his doputles, provided that orpeasos
bxw??red for p$wd?nS an ofiioials@ bomb for
tho oounty trc&urer, ooohty auditor; ooanty rufl cozimW31oners,~ oounty sohool eu~erinten-
Cent, ati tho hide end ati& impootor, ln- the cost surety bon&s for say
ollleing
dagaties of my such ofrloors; xey be eleo
inclubed, .a& auoh expen8es to be pass& pa,’
‘, proUeterz&ned end ellomul in the fin% ,and
emunt, ta necrly en possible, by the Con-
~Isolonors Court oaeio eaoh month. for t&s
ensuing @o&h, uppap. the application by eioh
offioor, stetihg fhs kind, probable pmOMt
0r axl;endituro aal i&3 aocssaity far the 6x- ;
.:. games of his &r&as top such eaeulng month, :. :. ..;. . . ..--..~ .~whhich applloetlon shall,,.. bofm& prooeatatfoa
.,._. .::.:; to said ~oourt, First bo ondarsed by the coahty
etiditor, if itnp, otberdse the county tree-
surer, only a’s to Iðer ads ere eveileble
., for peymnt of such e%j~oneen. The Camls- Court ot tha oounty of the eherffi’e simers izay, Upon m%ttea and : sworn
rosidenoe appUoat&on of the aherift ,.steting the -necesaitty
thorefor, pumheso agulpwnt ror a ljurosu CrLmlr~l Ida~tttl~loatloa, saoh es cameras,
’ fingsrprlnt oerds,‘i~s, ~chemiocl.8, microac1opos,
reO10 end laboratory. equipmat, n.Lfng Ce+3,
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Imorablo J. c. I3anl11t0n, P@&e s
"8uoh purohosaa aball be znads by eaoh i. , 0frio0r, when allmod, only by csquls~t.lon
in mamm proolded by county auditor, is
any, othorwfss Ivy the Cotissioners Court..
Euch orfiobr, shall, ot t!lo close OS eecri
- no&h cf.hia tenure of ofiico, make en item-.
lzod and sworn report of all a?proveU ers+oses Ia7 hla crd 0haargeU to hle.ogunty, ao-
--incurred oom~an7in~ such report with iovoIoe8 covering
such purchasoa and re~uisltlons lmuod bp hln
. in support OS such regoort. ff mob eqmsoa
be inourrsd in cocneotlou with any partloular
case, 8iiOh repot shall norio such caab. &oh
report, .l.nvolcea, and.roguisltiopa &all be
.‘subJeot to tho audit ot the county aGI%tor,
if any, othor%ise by tho Co%xlasioners Court, and .lf it appears that any Item was not ln- curred b7 such ofrlcer, or tket WJO& ltmi VSALS ' not a nooeasary or lo& oxpcnts-of sooh :~.
offIce, or purchased u>on j3rcper'.reguioitio~,~~ .auch lteza shall bo bp said county auditor or.-- : ; ..' .~ii..... . . : _‘.. ~‘.i2 ::. _. ~.‘,court .rsJactad, In wkich case, the ;w73oat ~‘oi~~ . .._‘.. .:~ suoh..itax xay be adjudiootob in-any court of'; ..~ .. .oixzpetent jurisdlation. U au& approved.
olakxs a~& aoootmta shall be .gaaid Z’roz th0 : : . _. Oifinoxa +Iary JQoO unless otheHzijce,provLlbed .herehr* ~. . . . . .
:., T Th8,abova n&&ion&S statute.mthorl%ea and peraits
oartaln ~oounty.oftiofals taxed in the'aot, ah0 are cmpensated, 03 e salary basis-for’their mrviotm, ~to'purohaee or ohargo to :. t&air Conntlss alJ reasonable exganeosmoceaary ln the props.
anU lb& conduct ot thsir.ortio~os aa .psovidod b7 said atat- ute. This or alfg other statute that we have bean able to find doa~s not. empower dr enthoriae the Co&lssiz?nersl Court to al- low or,pap.tte~oounty tax:asseoeor-collector $55.00 or any other.~ ~':. asl,qit-pr~'nOnth for car expenees trarsl5.ng~.~xpensos. It ,is acil es.tablished in tbiit State that'tbo Cozmiseiaaersg Courts.. pooseas no :power or authority broept thbet whiCh is OOnforred on thata, either erprosslg or bp neoeBanrg- ioplioat~oh, by thu ., .~ Const,tftution rqd law&'ot t&%.&ate;'.; '~: :. .I .~Z' fs~our c$ini& that tda Ccuaofosionere* ‘Therefosx~, it
Cowt hca’ no power or authority to allow or pay the county tax .~~~. . . ', _;' aaaeosor-collector anyTdefiuita:.or pdt~lti amount per month for car~oxpeneos bf txavolinge yfiy+;:.:-~t le,~oUF~.frrrther~ ~’ ,’ ~=Y,,’ the Cormlsst~~ara~~, ourt eanlegally nllow or pay oplnioo.thg ,.,, *4 .-
.- Eoaorable 3. C. ‘Hamilton, ?ago 4
all rossonatile ozganaes aotuslly Incurred the tar aoacsaorc oolbotor in the proger and loyal coGduct or k1l8 orx100, 6uoh .
SW, oar aqense. or trrvellng expresses, when all tha provbions
OS the above moctioned statuto ars cmeplied with. Trusting that the toragoin6 fully answers your in- .: .,> qulry;~Iiw 0.m . .’ Your8 very truly
Ardell Williams